• People bow at the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on Mansu Hill, as part of celebrations to mark the 112th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, in Pyongyang. AFP
    People bow at the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on Mansu Hill, as part of celebrations to mark the 112th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung, in Pyongyang. AFP
  • Hindu worshippers offer prayers on the banks of Brahmaputra during a festival in Guwahati, India. AFP
    Hindu worshippers offer prayers on the banks of Brahmaputra during a festival in Guwahati, India. AFP
  • A scooter rider makes his way down Madeira Drive in Brighton, England. Getty images
    A scooter rider makes his way down Madeira Drive in Brighton, England. Getty images
  • A rehearsal for the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony for this summer's Games, which are being held in Paris. Reuters
    A rehearsal for the Olympic flame-lighting ceremony for this summer's Games, which are being held in Paris. Reuters
  • Iranian ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani listens during a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East. AFP
    Iranian ambassador to the UN Amir Saeid Iravani listens during a Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East. AFP
  • A black ribbon is projected on to the Sydney Opera House as a mark of respect for the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall attack. AFP
    A black ribbon is projected on to the Sydney Opera House as a mark of respect for the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction shopping mall attack. AFP
  • Georgian pro-democracy activists protest against a repressive ‘foreign influence’ bill outside the parliament in Tbilisi. AFP
    Georgian pro-democracy activists protest against a repressive ‘foreign influence’ bill outside the parliament in Tbilisi. AFP
  • One of the batteries that make up Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system, near a village in the southern Negev desert. AFP
    One of the batteries that make up Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system, near a village in the southern Negev desert. AFP
  • A crowd at the Yangtze Finless Porpoise Music Festival in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
    A crowd at the Yangtze Finless Porpoise Music Festival in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Construction workers at the site of Le Grand Palais in Paris, which will host the fencing and taekwondo events during the summer Olympics. AFP
    Construction workers at the site of Le Grand Palais in Paris, which will host the fencing and taekwondo events during the summer Olympics. AFP

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April 15, 2024

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